Articulation
Many children make mistakes with their speech sounds when they are learning how to talk. Most children outgrow these speech sound errors. When children do not outgrow these sound errors, they may have an articulation impairment. An articulation impairment is when a child continues to produce errors with their speech sounds past a certain age. Every sound has a different age range in which we expect it to be produced accurately. These ages also differ between girls and boys. To see the sound development chart that we use in our district, click on the PDF file at the bottom of the page. (Norms chart is based on Iowa-Nebraska Articulation Norms, 1990).
There are numerous types of sound errors that children make. Types of sound errors include substitutions, deletions, additions, or distortions. To learn more about the types of sound errors students may produce, click here.
Some children may demonstrate patterns in the types of errors they produce. These are called phonological processes. To learn more about phonological processes, click here.
To learn more about Articulation and Phonological Impairments, click here.
For articulation developmental norms, click here.
There are numerous types of sound errors that children make. Types of sound errors include substitutions, deletions, additions, or distortions. To learn more about the types of sound errors students may produce, click here.
Some children may demonstrate patterns in the types of errors they produce. These are called phonological processes. To learn more about phonological processes, click here.
To learn more about Articulation and Phonological Impairments, click here.
For articulation developmental norms, click here.